* AT 1250 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FOX LAKE TO WAUCONDA TO
ALGONQUIN…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR…LARGE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING…AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/08/severe-thunderstorm-warning-5/feed/0Car vs. Tree Crash with Fire on North Bloomington Avehttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/06/car-vs-tree-crash-with-fire-on-north-bloomington-ave/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/06/car-vs-tree-crash-with-fire-on-north-bloomington-ave/#commentsSun, 26 Jun 2011 13:26:03 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=44488Firefighters inspect a burnt out auto after it crashed into a tree, as police prepare for a lengthy investigation.

Police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a car vs. tree crash with the car fully involved with fire about 2:20 a.m. Sunday. The driver crawled from the car as the car ignited and before it became fully-involve with fire. Bystanders encouraged the driver to crawl further from the car when they feared the car would explode. The male driver crawled about 30 yards north of the car.

Arlington Heights police, Buffalo Grove police and Long Grove Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics arrived first to find a victim lying in the parkway about 30 yards north of the car. Witnesses said he appeared to have a head injury.

Long Grove Fire Protection District firefighter/paramedics transported the victim to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Long Grove firefighters also extinguished the car fire within minutes. Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics also responded. After investigation, the fire jurisdiction was determined to be Arlington Heights.

The fire was so intense that firefighters could not determine whether there were any additional victims in the car until the fire was extinguished. Firefighters also repeatedly asked the victim if he was alone in the car.

Accident investigators were on the scene several hours.

Click the graphic to access the accident map data for the Village of Arlington Heights.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 from Denver slid off the left edge of the end of Runway 13 Center at Midway International Airport around 1:35 p.m. Tuesday. The aircraft rested in the grass about 150 feet from a wall near 63rd Street and Cicero Avenue. The nose of the aircraft was aimed at a White Castle drive-thru.

The two-engine jetliner, Flight 1919 from Denver, was carrying 134 passengers, including five babies, and five crew members, according to airline officials. No injuries were reported.

Runway 13 Center, was apparently covered with an unknown depth of water. The runway is the longest runway at Midway International Airport at 6,522 feet long.

View Larger MapArea of Midway where Southwest jet ended up in the grass near Cicero and 63rd Street. The runway marking shows 31C, which is the same physical runway as 13C. When the aircraft land northwest to southeast, as Flight 1919 did, the runway is referred to as 13C. When aircraft land in the opposite direction, from southeast to northwest, the runway is referred to as Runway 31C. The opposite end of the runway, near Central Avenue and 55th Street, shows the 13C marking.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/southwest-airlines-boeing-737-slides-off-runway-13-center/feed/0Frost Got You Thinking About the Last Freeze in Spring in Chicago?http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/frost-got-you-thinking-about-the-last-freeze-in-spring-in-chicago/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/frost-got-you-thinking-about-the-last-freeze-in-spring-in-chicago/#commentsThu, 21 Apr 2011 13:38:39 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=41371O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Executive Airport both recorded a low temperature above freezing overnight, but why is there frost on roofs and grass in Arlington Heights? Even standing water in Arlington Heights had a thin layer of ice on the surface.

Both airports are located a little closer to Lake Michigan, which tends to keep overnight lows a little warmer during cold months in Chicago. However, in warm months, the proximity to Lake Michigan might bring lower recorded overnight lows. That’s because the specific heat of water is higher compared to most other substances, such as soil and concrete. Specific heat is a scientific term describing the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius.

By the Lake during Spring? Chicago’s lakeshore is relatively warmer at night, but cooler during the day in Spring. Because of the specific heat of water, it takes longer for Lake Michigan to absorb heat (get warmer) compared to surrounding inland soil and air when considering daytime temperatures or Spring temperatures. It also takes lake water longer to cool below 32°F when inland temperatures are plummeting at night. That’s why it’s normally a little warmer near the lake at night in Spring. Inland temperatures can rise faster than lake shore temperatures on warm Spring days, so daytime temperatures near the lake are usually cooler than daytime inland air temperatures. If the wind is blowing from the east and carrying the cooled lake air further inland, then lake effect temperatures will stay cool further inland. The difference between Highland Park and Rockford can be as much as 10°F or more — with Rockford heating up faster during the day, while Lake Michigan keeps Highland Park cooler.

Here’s something a little frustrating for people who love warm temperatures in the Spring — the onshore breeze. When air on land heats up more than the air over the lake, the warmer air molecules inland rise because the air is less dense. The denser air over the lake then becomes more pressurized compared to the air over land, and the cooler lake air moves inland or creates an onshore breeze. Onshore breezes are common and more noticeable during warm May mornings in the Chicago area. May mornings often start out sunny and warm, but the onshore breeze that develops from the heated land air brings in cooler air and eventually the area clouds up and gets cooler by afternoon.

By the Lake during Fall? Because of the specific heat of water, it takes longer for Lake Michigan to lose heat (get colder) compared to surrounding inland soil and air when considering overnight temperatures or Fall temperatures. The Lake and lakeshore experiences relatively warmer temperatures at night and warmer air during the day if the atmosphere brings in cold air temperatures. If cold air invades the area, temperatures near the lake will be a little slower to drop.

In summary, whatever temperature direction the atmospheric air temperature is headed, the lake water and air temperature near the lake is going to be slower to respond. That means it tends to be a little warmer at night near Lake Michigan, and a little cooler near Lake Michigan during the day. On a grander scale, it tends to be a little warmer near Lake Michigan in the Fall and a little cooler near Lake Michigan in the Spring.

Joliet … 28.4°F (South, but further inland)
Rockford … 28.9°F (further inland)
Waukegan … 32.0°F (lower than O’Hare because its further North, but warmer than Joliet, which is more inland)

And the latest day on record to freeze in Chicago?
The latest day on record to fall to 32°F was recorded on May 25, 1992.
The latest day on record to fall below 32°F was recorded on May 21, 2002 when the temperature fell to 31°F.

The latest day with an average low of 32°F at Chicago’s official weather station at O’Hare International Airport is March 29.

April 20 is the first day with an average high of 60°F. Chicago’s high temperature was only 43°F yesterday. A high of 49°F is forecast for today.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/frost-got-you-thinking-about-the-last-freeze-in-spring-in-chicago/feed/0Cook County Highway Dept. to Begin Re-Construction Work on Arlington Heihgts Rd from University Dr to Lake-Cook Rdhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/03/cook-county-highway-department-to-begin-re-construction-work-on-arlington-heihgts-rd-from-university-dr-to-lake-cook-rd/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/03/cook-county-highway-department-to-begin-re-construction-work-on-arlington-heihgts-rd-from-university-dr-to-lake-cook-rd/#commentsFri, 04 Mar 2011 21:16:53 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=38840The Cook County High Department is scheduled to begin construction work on Arlington Heights Road (Cook County V69) from University Drive to Lake-Cook Road spanning Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove.

The construction work is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 7, 2011.

The road work involves four-lane reconstruction, patch work and entire replacement work of concrete at a cost of $8,000.

The Cook County Highway Department has maintenance responsibilities for 1,474 lane miles of pavement, 130 bridges, 332 traffic signals and 5 pumping stations from five maintenance garages. According to the Cook County Illinois website, problems within construction zones on County roadway projects can be handled by calling 312-603-1610.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/03/cook-county-highway-department-to-begin-re-construction-work-on-arlington-heihgts-rd-from-university-dr-to-lake-cook-rd/feed/0Man Drives Intoxicated Man/Stranger Home, Then Stranger Won’t Get Out of His Carhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/02/man-drives-intoxicated-manstranger-home-then-stranger-wont-get-out-of-his-car/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/02/man-drives-intoxicated-manstranger-home-then-stranger-wont-get-out-of-his-car/#commentsSun, 27 Feb 2011 04:24:59 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=38522Buffalo Grove police responded about 8:35 PM Saturday to a report of a good deed gone bad in the 1100 block of Windbrooke Drive. A man helped an intoxicated man get home from a Jewel-Osco, and when he drove the man near the man’s home, the man wouldn’t get out of the Good Samaritan’s car.

When police arrived, the man was observed to be highly intoxicated, and police called for paramedics.

Paramedics transported the man to the hospital.

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]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/02/man-drives-intoxicated-manstranger-home-then-stranger-wont-get-out-of-his-car/feed/0Home Burglarized on North Vail Avenuehttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/home-burglarized-on-north-vail-avenue/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/home-burglarized-on-north-vail-avenue/#commentsThu, 30 Dec 2010 22:48:39 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=34954Arlington Heights police responded about 4:30 PM Thursday to a report of a burglary to a house in the 1600 block of North Vail Avenue. Police received a report that residents came home to find the back door busted open, and the home ransacked. Arlington Heights police are investigating.

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UPDATE: Gary Amaya, the armed robber described below, was in possession of the same weapon that was used in the October ‘honeybee shootings’ according to ballistic testing that confirmed a match with crimes in October that used a .38-caliber revolver. Police are searching Amaya’s house — a small white bungalow with a detached garage in the tiny town of Rankin north of Champaign.

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An attempted robbery at an LA Tan in Orland Park ended with the robber being shot and killed with his own gun Saturday night.

Gary Amaya tried to rob the tanning salon Saturday night when a customer walked in and saw a female employee at gunpoint and getting tied up with a rope that the robber brought to the crime scene.

The customer wrestled the gun from the offender when he put it down on a counter, and shot him twice. The gunshots killed Gary Amaya.

The man fits the description of the man wanted for approaching three construction workers in October 2010, shooting two of them and killing the other near Beecher, Illinois. The offender, named the Honeybee Gunman, then crossed the Illinois-Indiana border and shot and injured a farmer.

Illinois and Indiana law officers created a bi-state task force to track down the gunman who talked about bees and plywood, killed the one person, seriously wounded the two others and terrorized residents on both sides of the Illinois-Indiana border.

Ballistic tests indicate the same gun — a .38-caliber or .357-caliber Colt revolver — was likely used in the shootings in both states, and now the caliber size matches the gun used at the attempted robbery at LA Tan. A ballistic test is scheduled for the LA Tan attempted robbery, which could help the investigation of the Honey Bee Gunman.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/was-the-honey-bee-gunman-killed-at-la-tan-in-orland-park/feed/2Burglary or Attempted Burglary to Office on West Golf Rdhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/burglary-or-attempted-burglary-to-office-on-west-golf-rd/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/burglary-or-attempted-burglary-to-office-on-west-golf-rd/#commentsTue, 07 Dec 2010 21:20:15 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=33658Arlington Heights police responded just before 7:00 AM Tuesday to a burglar alarm and discovered a front window broken out in an office in the 400 block of West Golf Road. Arlington Heights police are investigating. An evidence technician responded to the scene.

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]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/12/burglary-or-attempted-burglary-to-office-on-west-golf-rd/feed/0Juveniles Start Grass on Fire Near Dryden School, Kids Caught, Parents Calledhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/09/juveniles-start-grass-on-fire-near-dryden-school-kids-caught-parents-called/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/09/juveniles-start-grass-on-fire-near-dryden-school-kids-caught-parents-called/#commentsSun, 19 Sep 2010 21:00:10 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=29305Arlington Heights police responded about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a report of five juveniles setting the grass on fire at a field in the 800 block of South Dryden near Dryden School. The grass fire was immediately extinguished.

Police caught up with five suspects at Newbury and Banbury. Police called the parents and had them come to meet the police and their children near Newbury Place and Banbury Road.